The next evolution of core training is here!

"SmartCore" is the development and evolution of traditional core training. SmartCore is about controlled mobility of the lumbar spine and pelvis to improve performance, decrease injury risk and to live better!

In this presentation, Staffan Elgelid takes you through the cutting edge movements for smart core training that allows the participant to experience different movement positions of the pelvis and lumbar spine which combine to train the body and the mind better!

In this first-of-its kind DVD, you'll learn how smart core training moves beyond traditional core training, which is focused on a non-moving stable core. SmartCore adds spine and pelvis movement while moving the extremities with the core in different positions. It is very important to first master basic core training before moving to the smart core training.

Elgelid divides SmartCore training into four areas:

• Foundation: Basic movement patterns that explore varying spine and pelvis movements.
• Static: Core sequences with the spine and pelvis in various static positions.
• Dynamic: Core sequences with the spine and pelvis in continuous motion. This dynamic sequence is essential for athletes since the spine and pelvis are not in a fixed position during athletics.
• Agility: Prepare for game situations with dynamic sequences with the addition of non-habitual movements of the extremities.

Whether it be a physical therapy setting, sport performance setting, or basic training for well being, the smart core will afford the participant better movement and less chance of injury!

70 minutes. 2011.

This ACL injury prevention program is designed to minimize knee and ankle injuries and to keep your athletes in the game!

Strength & conditioning coach Joe Stolzer delivers 15 exercises to strengthen the hamstrings, glutes, and inner thigh muscles to help support the knee and ankle area. Stolzer focuses on safety, technique and form, footwork, slow movement strength training and repetitions.

Learn how to land after jumps and how to develop healthy stopping and cutting mechanics to minimize the pressure on your knees.

Stolzer concludes with three stretching exercises to create flexibility in the hamstring, quadriceps, and lower back region to promote proper movement in the knees and ankles.

Don't wait until one of your athletes has a career-ending injury. Take action now to keep your athletes in the game all season!

41 minutes. 2010.

In this excellent video, you witness first-hand what the staff at Grant Wood has put together over the past 15+ years with input from staff, consultants, retirees, PE teachers, families, and students to create fun, safe multi-sensory activities and equipment that encourage a friendly, positive environment where students of all abilities can and want to play together and become friends. Traditional PE equipment is used in lots of creative ways along with to foster play and interaction skills. You will also get a glimpse of some of the innovative "inventions" created specifically for these classes - uniquely designed equipment (catapult, bumper car, inner-tube scooter, etc.) that demonstrate additional ways to create more opportunities for everyone!

35 minutes. 2002.

Looking to maximize core stability? Get it done with Tim McClellan's "On the Ball" Swiss Ball Training! In this video, McClellan offers detailed explanation and demonstration of 77 effective core strengthening exercises that the Swiss Ball enables an athlete to perform. The first two sections of the video show stabilization progressions ranging from simple to complex exercises. McClellan then moves you into Dynamic Core Exercises in both prone and supine positions. The next section offers Swiss Ball strength training exercises with and without weights. The final section is dedicated to "pre hab" upper extremity stabilization exercises. This comprehensive video is appropriate for athletes at any level looking to increase core body strength. Discover what athletes all over the world are finding out - these exercises REALLY work!

30 minutes. 2002. ISBN 1-56404-903-5.

Are you interested in developing your athlete's core strength and improve their overall athleticism? Look no further. This five-part presentation starts with basic core stabilization exercises that are perfect for general core development. In Part 2, Chu presents advanced core stabilization exercises that build off of the basics. Chu moves to standing leg exercises that help athletes develop leg strength with a core connection. His General Fitness segment includes 13 exercises for arm and leg strength development. Chu concludes with med ball throws that train the entire body. This incredible presentation includes training the upper, lower and the rotational core.

34 minutes. 2009.